Hey,
I have suffered from health anxiety and depression for about 8 years now. It has definitely gotten worse in the last year and a half.
My physical symptoms have gone from being the usual palpitations, nausea, shortness of breath, headaches to now having muscle and joint pain everywhere, including my armpits, breasts, chest, back, hands and feet.
I feel like I can't escape it just now. I've been to the docs multiple times in the past 6 months and they don't seem worried. They did mention some sort of myalgic pain but took it no further. They keep giving me anti inflammatories and pain killers.
Has anyone else experienced strange physical symptoms with severe anxiety and for long periods of time?
I'm fed up and feel hopeless. I need reassurance!
Hi I also feel very terrible symptoms. bad chest pains lately and previously numbness in face, legs, and arms. It is terrible, I have been to 3 hospital visits, 2 doctor visits and called the ambulance about 4 times in the last 6 months, thinking I'm having a heart attack, but all tests come back normal. chest xrays, blood work not even high blood pressure. These anxiety symptoms are horrible to live with! I also would love some reassurance that this will go away!
Hi, dont worry its just anxiety. I also suffered severe anxiety for more than 15 years. Every month i had been to the hospital but doctor told me that what i need is psychiatris because my 1st anxiety attack happened when i was in grade 3 (I was 8 years old that time). I am 25 years old as of today and still suffering from anxiety/panic attack.I went to psychologist once but its never really worked for me. It's really hard to cope with anxiety, everyday i had 2 anxiety attack for about an hour. But it's okey. I believe that i will overcome this on my own. By the way, i also have physical symptoms like chest and breast pain, palpitations, chest discomfort, shortness of breath, muscle pain and everyday i feel like i am always hypervintelated.. I take menthol candy and i think it brings temporary relief when anxiety hits me. I take also chamomile tea.
Thanks dyna73629,
I feel like it's neverending. I wake up with such sore pains under my arms at the sides of my breasts most days and my doctor isn't worried.
I'm guessing he's putting it down to anxiety bit hasn't said it outright.
I'm convinced I have lymphoma or breast cancer and it frustrates me when he doesn't seem phased. I almost need him to feel how painful this is day in and day out for him to get an idea and maybe do a little more.
I guess I'm just terrifies which can't be helping my symptoms.
:-(
I'm glad you're finding some sort of temporary relief. A hot water bottle under my arms can help with the pain but I can't do that all day and especially not in summer.
Hope you're having one of those 'good' days today. Feel free to private message anytime. I'm a 29 year old female from Scotland. Would be interesting to know how you deal with things and what sets you off in your anxieties etc. Take care.
Are you female? How old? I was wondering because I wanted to know if you get pain in your breasts and ribs with the chest pain and what does it feel like?
Thanks
yes female 25, I get pains in Brest right below right color bone it jumps around and is like a sharp pain and sometimes like pressure.
Yeah, I can get pain just around my collarbone too.
Mine is a very uncomfortable pain, almost like bruising and electric shocks at side of my breast under my arms. It panics the life out of me. Right now, it is so painful. Have woken up with it on my right side. :-(
Hi glad you posted, hope it's reasuring other people have similar symptoms, anxiety convinces us these pains can't be just anxiety related ,must be something serious. Anxiety makes us super sensitive and we zone in on pain we wouldn't normally notice. I get so fed up of muscular pain as I hold myself so tight all the time never relax , and never get a minutes peace from my head, goes round and round obsessing, had anxiety for so many years , have great doctor( also in scotland). Now I do better I have good patches where I cope well, but of course sometimes when I have a bad patch I just get so down. Talking here helps, this is far worse if you don't get it out and tell people how you feel, great people here who know how this feels so very reasuring to tak. Could go on forever about how I've coped over years( could write a book) talk anytime❤️
Hi Jac, I also experienced that. I feel like i'm having breast cancer because everytime i used my left side when sleeping, i woke up having pain in my breast (on the left side).Everyday I'm worried because one of my oficemate got breast cancer and she told me that one of her symptoms is having a breast pain specially when her monthly period is coming. Last Month we had our annual physical exam and the doctor check my breast but it's normal. Maybe that pain is also a part of anxiety. Do not worry about it much it will disappear when you stop worrying.
Thanks for replying Edwina,
I am a 29 year old female that has suffered for around 8 years but this year has been horrific. I am really suffering the pain. It doesn't help that my fiancee works away. I think it adds to my anxiety that I'm in so much pain or something is going to happen while she's away. It's a horrible feeling!! My breasts and under arms, Not to mention my hands and feet are in constant agony. Everything runs through my head and of course, I Google it. I feel like - surely I can't be in this much pain and for nothing to be wrong with me.
Takes over my life. Just got a horrendous shooting pain at the side of my breast, right through to the back of it. That's probably from just talking about it... It's definitely good to talk about it. I need constant reassurance.
It doesn't help that I have kidney stones and I little bouts of pain/flare ups. Yuck!!
Thanks. Appreciate the reply. The thing with your colleague - that would have been normal breast pain that everyone gets around their period. I doubt that would have been related to her cancer. People keep telling me that there should be a lump, noticeable changes in breasts and even at that, most changes are not dangerous. I feel it's hard to really know. :-( Suppose that's the scary part. It is good to know that others are experiencing the same though.
Anxiety takes over your life, everything seems blown out of proportion, I wouldn't google, you think you have the worst, know what you mean about constant reasurance, I needed people to tell me constantly things would be ok, I couldn't believe anxiety was making things so bad. Can you see doc for regular checks? Mines great, thank god, has really been understanding over years, then also talking here is so reasuring , I know I'm talking to people who actually understand this and don't just think pull yourself together. My hubby works away and I hide a lot from him as I don't want him to think I'm always moaning when he's home. He has reasured he would rather know and support me, I just worry, keep talking, always here, your not alone, would be great if doc could also do more checks, just to reasure❤️
My main symptom is a horrible feeling in my stomach and my arms, legs and shoulders will burn. I get hot sweats and my head goes into fight or flight mode, difficult to concentrate, think straight or rationally.
Hi
I am currently suffering another bout of anxiety and panic attacks and I have pain and aches all over. My neck, upper back and middle back, an odd pain or ache under left breast, pain and aches in left arm sometimes right arm and breasts. Pains in legs that come and go. A sudden sharp pain behind one eye. I could go on but Im surr you get the picture.
I sometimes wonder whether the pains are psychosomatic or real pains as they come and go and if I dont think about it I realise Im not in any pain at all....then they come back!
Hi Jen,
I know what you mean. As soon as I think about it, my pains get worse. Sometimes my pains are just there all the time. I literally get pain all over my body and sometimes it's pretty unbearable and I feel like I'm dying. Awful sensations. When I concentrate on an illness or if I've seen a story about something, the symptoms of that illness is what I get. It's all in my head. Hate it.
Hope you get through your bad patch and have some support at home. I'm here if you ever want to chat and plenty others suffering from the exact same thing.
I hate feeling like this. I know exactly what you mean. I get those symptoms too. It's awful. Really stops you from enjoying things.
Hi , you and Jen said it , it's awful feeling , lots of us out here, if we could just stop this obsessive thinking , then we can't relax and get awful syptoms, the tightness in my neck , back and head drive me mad, but worst is the racing heart which makes me shake , so always conscious of it in public. Had anxiety for years and can put up with it to a certain degree but when bad it just makes us miserable. I want to be one of those people who hasn't a care in the world. Glad we've reached out and found we're not alone. Talk anytime, it helps❤️
Yeah, it really does help. If I feel like my symptoms aren't subsiding, I'll get back to the docs. I was only there on Tuesday and he reckons I have nothing to worry about.
He is quite good with me. I had bloods quite recently too, around 4 weeks ago and everything was good.
I need to start trusting people but it's so damn hard.
My partner is home this weekend. Going to try and not moan and ruin our weekend. X
Hi
For the last year I have been through a lot of stressful changes. I do believe it has accumulated now to the point where I have tingling in my hands and feet, and shortness of breath. I seem to constantly worry about stuff, and have difficulty concentrating. Guess it's good to know Im not the only one struggling with this. I may go see a doctor, but this has happened before in my life so I'm pretty sure it's my anxiety again that has reared up its ugly head.
I totally understand. My brain is crazy. I hate it but feel comfort in knowing there are so many of us on the same boat.
I'm here to chat if need be but in the meantime, try your doctor. When I told them about my stresses and anxiety, I was sent to group therapy. It helped to an extent but I need more. It's all about finding ways to cope and people to rely on. Hope things get better Lee.